MEDIA PLAYBACK QUEUING FOR PLAYBACK MANAGEMENT
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1. A method for controlling playback of digital media assets on a client computing device, the method comprising:
- selecting a playlist of digital media assets to be played back by the client computing device;
initiating playback of the digital media assets in the selected playlist; and
during playback of the digital media assets in the selected playlist,receiving a selection of a particular digital media asset to be played back, andinterposing playback of the particular digital media asset as a next digital media asset to be played after playback of a digital media asset of the selected playlist being currently played has completed.
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Abstract
Management or coordination of playback of digital media assets by an electronic device (e.g., a computing device), that supports media playback is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the electronic device can be controlled such that a user is able to schedule playback of distinct digital media assets.
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1. A method for controlling playback of digital media assets on a client computing device, the method comprising:
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selecting a playlist of digital media assets to be played back by the client computing device; initiating playback of the digital media assets in the selected playlist; and during playback of the digital media assets in the selected playlist, receiving a selection of a particular digital media asset to be played back, and interposing playback of the particular digital media asset as a next digital media asset to be played after playback of a digital media asset of the selected playlist being currently played has completed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangibly stored thereon for controlling playback of digital media assets on a client computing device, the computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for selecting a playlist of digital media assets to be played back by the client computing device; computer program code for initiating playback of the digital media assets in the selected playlist; computer program code for receiving, during playback of the digital media assets in the selected playlist, a selection of a particular digital media asset to be played back; and computer program code for interposing, in response to the selection of the particular digital media asset, playback of the particular digital media asset as a next digital media asset to be played after playback of a digital media asset of the selected playlist being currently played has completed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device, comprising:
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a media asset storage device configured to store a plurality of digital media assets; a user input device configured to receive one or more user inputs to specify user selection of one or more of the digital media assets; a display screen for presenting at least one graphical user interface that facilitates the user selection of one or more of the digital media assets; a playback queue configured to store an indication of any of the one or more of the digital media assets selected by the user selection that are to be subsequently played; a playback module configured to manage playback of the one or more of the digital media assets selected by the user selection using the user input device; and a processor for performing playback of the one or more of the digital media assets as managed by the playback module, wherein the playback module is configured to (i) receive, via the user input device during playback of a current one of the one or more digital media assets in the selected playlist, a selection of a particular digital media asset to be played back, and (ii) interpose, in response to the selection of the particular digital media asset, playback of the particular digital media asset as a next digital media asset to be played from the playback queue after playback of the current one of the one or more digital media assets in the selected playlist has completed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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